Christina Turley
from Skurnik Unfiltered Hosted by Skurnik Wines & Spirits
"It's agriculture, right? Not agri-business. This is part of our cultural history and something worth preserving." – Christina Turley Christina is the 2nd generation of the Turley wine family. After cutting her teeth in the hospitality world as a college student in New York at Gramercy Tavern and becoming the sommelier and beverage director for David Chang's Momofuku family of restaurants, Christina moved back to California to go all-in on Zinfandel. Today, she feels a responsibility to honor and protect California’s historic old vines—particularly her favorite varietal, the one she calls “the Dolly Parton of American wine”—and create more opportunities to socialize through the age-old tradition of sharing a bottle of wine. Automatically generated transcripts often make mistakes. Find a corrected version here. Dolly Parton's America podcast Christina's Zinfandolly playlist Skurnik Wines & Spirits Follow us on Instagram
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"It's agriculture, right? Not agri-business. This is part of our cultural history and something worth preserving." – Christina Turley Christina is the 2nd generation of the Turley wine family. After cutting her teeth in the hospitality world as a college student in New York at Gramercy Tavern and becoming the sommelier and beverage director for David Chang's Momofuku family of restaurants, Christina moved back to California to go all-in on Zinfandel. Today, she feels a responsibility to honor...
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 2:25 Turley's history
- 14:23 Zinfandel is the Dolly Parton of wine
- 20:41 Tegan Passalacqua
- 24:46 Exploring California’s history and geography through Old Vines
- 34:36 What sets Turley apart
- 37:10 Christina's story from NYC back to Napa
- 47:10 What is perfect?
- 51:25 "We need to spend more time with our friends."
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